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Fairbanks Borough’s Prop 1 targets opioid settlement funds

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As millions of dollars of settlement money have flowed into Alaska, the Fairbanks North Star Borough has found itself in a difficult position. With limited health and social services powers, the government has found itself unable to accept the...
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Anti-RCV campaign led by Alaskans for Honest Elections misled the public, campaign regulators say

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The sprawling campaign to overturn Alaska’s fledgling open primary and ranked choice-voting system—which is led by a group called Alaskans for Honest Elections—broke several state election laws and caused “substantial” harm to the public, campaign finance regulators said in...
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Latest UA Regent also has ties to Alaska’s redistricting fight

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This week, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced the appointment of Stephen Colligan to a seat on the University of Alaska Board of Regents, marking the third time he’s tried to fill the position and the second time he’s drawn...
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Feds pull the plug on Arctic Refuge oil leases

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The Biden administration today announced that it has canceled all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, bringing an end to a set of leases that were troubled from the start. Citing climate change concerns, Department of...
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Initiatives raising the minimum wage, restoring campaign contribution limits can move forward

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Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom on Friday gave two proposed initiatives the OK to begin gathering signatures for the 2024 election and rejected another. The decision is part of the state's analysis of whether the proposed voter initiatives are legal...
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Looks like Kelly Tshibaka’s still having trouble following the law while campaigning

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In the latest campaign complaint against the former right-wing candidate for U.S. Senate, the Alaska Public Office Commission staff has recommended a hefty fine against a group run by Kelly Tshibaka for failing to register to campaign against the...
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Board of Education calls snap meeting on trans sports ban

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The Alaska Board of Education announced late Friday afternoon that it will hold a special meeting this Thursday to consider approval of its controversial regulations that would ban trans girls from playing on girls’ sports teams. The board held a...
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Dunleavy asks for U.S. Supreme Court help after losing fight with public unions

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy has once again asked the U.S. Supreme Court for special treatment. In a news release on Wednesday, the Dunleavy administration announced it's asking for the U.S. Supreme Court to take a direct appeal of a ruling by...
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Gov. Dunleavy endorses man facing 91 criminal charges: Report

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Hot off his latest foray into transphobia and hosting of, as his press office put it, “world renown neurosurgeon” Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has endorsed former President Donald Trump in the presidential race. The news comes as a...
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The Ben Carson visit is pure manufactured outrage

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If you haven't been on Alaska's right-wing political blogs lately, you'll have likely missed out on what's becoming the most significant, darkest political controversy in modern Alaska history: The Anchorage School District didn't roll out the red carpet for,...
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